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Knee OsteoarthritisCPWNCT04620525

Cognition, Pain and Wellbeing

An observational study of Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Pain Chronic, run by University of Nottingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and for 4 in 10 people pain from OA is not adequately controlled. The pain experience of people suffering from chronic pain largely depends on their individual perception of pain and on brain functions, in particular what is called "cognitive" functions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
7 Nov 2019to 20 Mar 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Participants will be recruited from previous studies undertaken by the Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, who have expressed an interest in future research. Responders from the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing cohort study (IMHWCS, n ~ 5,000) and Knee Pain and related health In the Community cohort study (KPIC, n ~ 3,000) will be sent an invitation letter and participant information sheet (PIS) with details about the Cognition, Pain and Wellbeing study. A telephone screening will be then done to confirm their eligibility for the study and their interest in participating and they will be booked an appointment for a single visit in Academic Rheumatology.

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 40 years and onward
  • Able to read and write English
  • Have English as their first language

Who cannot join

  • Persons who do not adequately understand verbal explanations of written information in English, or who have special communication needs or whose English is not their first language
  • Dialysis patients or on home oxygen
  • Terminal illness
  • Serious mental illness
  • Dementia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • University of Nottingham

    Nottingham

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About this study

Official title: The Link Between Cognitive Function and Chronic Pain: An Observational Cohort Study

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and for 4 in 10 people pain from OA is not adequately controlled. The pain experience of people suffering from chronic pain largely depends on their individual perception of pain and on brain functions, in particular what is called "cognitive" functions. Cognitive functions include memory, attention, organisation and planning, task initiation, regulation of emotions and reflection of oneself and are important for everyday tasks, such as following a conversation or a story in a book or on TV, learning new things, remembering old and new information and making decisions. Good cognition predicts the risk of developing chronic pain after a painful event, such as surgery. Chronic pain patients report numerous cognitive impairments, with attention and memory being the two most prominent that can persist even after the original cause of pain has been treated. Little evidence exists regarding the nature and magnitude of these deficits and their underlying brain and psychological mechanisms in chronic knee OA. The investigators want to understand which cognitive functions and to what extent are associated with pain in patients with knee OA.

Read the detailed description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and for 4 in 10 people pain from OA is not adequately controlled. The pain experience of people suffering from chronic pain largely depends on their individual perception of pain and on brain functions, in particular what is called "cognitive" functions. Cognitive functions include memory, attention, organisation and planning, task initiation, regulation of emotions and reflection of oneself and are important for everyday tasks, such as following a conversation or a story in a book or on TV, learning new things, remembering old and new information and making decisions. Good cognition predicts the risk of developing chronic pain after a painful event, such as surgery. Chronic pain patients report numerous cognitive impairments, with attention and memory being the two most prominent that can persist even after the original cause of pain has been treated. Little evidence exists regarding the nature and magnitude of these deficits and their underlying brain and psychological mechanisms in chronic knee OA. The investigators want to understand which cognitive functions and to what extent are associated with pain in patients with knee OA. Identifying specific domains of cognitive function affected by chronic pain has a clinical utility; specific domains regulate certain aspects of activities of daily living, such as managing personal finances, grocery shopping, remembering to take medications and, thus, dealing with pain early in the disease course could prevent subsequent cognitive loss and long-term pain. To do this the investigators will examine the link between measures of pain and measures of cognition in people with knee OA. The investigators propose to measure knee pain, physical function, sleep quality and overall wellbeing with questionnaires and pain sensitivity measures. The investigators will measure cognition with questionnaires and computer-based tasks testing aspects of cognitive function, including memory and attention. The investigators will compare the questionnaire and pain sensitivity measures with questionnaire and measures of cognitive function in the same participants. The investigators will include tests of various aspects of a person's memory that will facilitate the establishment of which aspects are related to chronic pain. The investigators hypothesise that chronic pain is linked to specific cognitive deficits in patients with knee OA and managing pain, for example, with mild to moderate targeted exercise and healthy diet, may limit the risk of memory loss and dementia and, in turn, predict better treatment outcomes.

Keywords
knee, osteoarthritis, pain
Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT04620525
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Participants with the relevant conditionParticipants with the relevant condition
Healthy controlsHealthy controls

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pain sensitivity measures

    Quantitative sensory testing (QST) will be used to assess pain sensitivity with measures, such as pressure pain threshold (PPT). PPT is a valid measure of tenderness around the knee. QST is used to quantify pain perception and it is an objective measure of peripheral sensitisation (increased tenderness around the knee) and central sensitisation (increased pain perception in areas away from the knee). QST will be used to identify different pain phenotypes among participants and it will enable us to quantify peripheral and central sensitisation components of pain. Pain phenotypes will be then correlated to cognitive measures.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 10 minutes

  2. Pain sensitivity measures

    Quantitative sensory testing (QST) will be used to assess pain sensitivity with measures, such as temporal summation (TS), TS is a measure of central sensitization. QST is used to quantify pain perception and it is an objective measure of peripheral sensitisation (increased tenderness around the knee) and central sensitisation (increased pain perception in areas away from the knee). QST will be used to identify different pain phenotypes among participants and it will enable us to quantify peripheral and central sensitisation components of pain. Pain phenotypes will be then correlated to cognitive measures.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 4 minutes

  3. Pain sensitivity measures

    Quantitative sensory testing (QST) will be used to assess pain sensitivity with measures, such as conditioned pain modulation (CPM). CPM assesses the function of endogenous pain inhibitory pathways. QST is used to quantify pain perception and it is an objective measure of peripheral sensitisation (increased tenderness around the knee) and central sensitisation (increased pain perception in areas away from the knee). QST will be used to identify different pain phenotypes among participants and it will enable us to quantify peripheral and central sensitisation components of pain. Pain phenotypes will be then correlated to cognitive measures.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 6 minutes

  4. Pain severity measure

    The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), which is a self-administered 24 items questionnaire with three subscales assessing pain, stiffness and physical function, is an extensively utilised tool for the evaluation of hip and knee OA and will be used in the current study.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit : approximately 5-10 minutes

  5. Cognitive function

    Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (objective measure) including tests of prefrontal-dependent sustained visual attention (Rapid Visual Information Processing, RVP, 7 min), attentional set shifting (Intra-/ Extra- Dimensional Set Shift, IED, 7 min) and hippocampus-dependent paired associate learning (Visual Learning Paired Associates Learning, PAL, 8 min) will be used. Other CANTAB tests will be included for comparison (reaction time test, RTI, 3 min; Stroop-like test, MTT, 8 min; spatial working memory test, SWM, 4 min).

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit : approximately 40 minutes

  6. Cognitive function

    Questionnaire cognitive measures, including the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) will be used.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 8 minutes

  7. Cognitive function

    Questionnaire cognitive measures including the Cognitive reflection test (CRT) will be used.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 7 minutes

  8. Neuropathic pain quality: PD-Q

    The PainDETECT Questionnaire (PD-Q) is a self-report questionnaire developed to discriminate between nociceptive and neuropathic pain. It has been further modified (mPDQ) for use among specific pain groups, for example, knee pain. Neuropathic pain symptoms as identified with the mPDQ have been found to correlate with signs of central sensitisation in OA, as identified with QST.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit : approximately 5-10 minutes

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Premorbid IQ

    The National Adult Reading Test (NART) will serve as a measure of general premorbid IQ.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 10-15 minutes

  2. Depression/Anxiety

    The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a 14-item measure designed to assess anxiety and depression symptoms will be also used.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5-10 minutes

  3. Sleep Quality: PSQI

    Sleep disturbances are common within people experiencing chronic pain and are associated with impaired cognitive function both in males and females. For that reason, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) will be utilised to assess sleeping patterns in people with chronic pain.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5-10 minutes

  4. Physical function

    Functionality testing will be done using the 'time up and go' (TUG) test.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 6 minutes

  5. Physical function

    Functionality testing will be done using the 30-second sit to stand test (30CST)

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5 minutes

  6. Altruism/Decision making

    Participants will also complete a Dictator Game (DG) to explore the role of altruism in motivating subjects' behaviour in two independent settings, whereby participants will be given money (£10) and can donate some, all or none to: 1. an anonymous participant (75) and 2. a charity organisation.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5-10 minutes

  7. Body mass index (BMI)

    Clinical assessment of body weight and height to determine BMI.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5 minutes

  8. Inflammatory biomarkers

    Blood samples will be collected and serum sent for laboratory analysis to determine inflammatory biomarkers using RNA tubes.

    Measured: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 5-15 minutes for blood collection.

  9. biomarkers of insulin resistance

    Urine samples will be collected and sent for laboratory analysis to determine biomarkers of insulin resistance

    Measured: Once pre-assessment visit Urine sample will be collected at home and handed in at attendance of the visit 5 minutes

  10. gut microbiome measures.

    Faecal (optional) samples will be collected and sent for laboratory analysis to determine gut microbiome measures.

    Measured: Once post-assessment visit Faecal samples will be done home and sent back in prepaid envelope. 15 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Nov 2020
  2. Study start7 Nov 2019
  3. Primary completion20 Mar 2020
  4. Study completion20 Mar 2020

Why it stopped: Covid-19 pandemic

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04620525
Sponsor's protocol ID
1
Acronym
CPW
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
22 Apr 2020
Last updated
8 May 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Pain Chronic, run by University of Nottingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Covid-19 pandemic). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pain sensitivity measures (time frame: Conducted once, at assessment visit approximately 10 minutes). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 May 2024.

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